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Obama gets brickbats and plaudits over global health budget (Guardian Unlimited)
Hot on the heels of the Gates Foundation $10 billion donation to vaccines and Bill and Melinda's impassioned pleas to governments to increase their aid comes President Obama's budget announcement, which has attracted both praise and blame. Among those who say he is a good guy is the Global Health Council, lauding him for a 9% increase in the Fiscal Year 2011 budget request to Congress. This is ...
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Hoping all's well that ends well (Hartlepool Mail)
KIND-HEARTED bosses are digging deep for a good cause.
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Katine health centre gets solar power (Guardian Unlimited)
After almost two years of talks between the Katine community, Amref and SolarAid, and with funding from rock band Maroon 5, solar panels are fitted at Ojom health centre Solar panels have now been fitted to the roof of Ojom health centre , in Katine, the result of a collaboration between the community, two NGOs and a rock band. The installation of the panels in December is an example of ...
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INTERVIEW-Millions at risk if AIDS focus fades, says expert (AlertNet)
Source: Reuters * HIV/AIDS epidemic far from defeated, says expert * Attention must be on prevention in hyper-endemic nations * Experts fear public interest, political focus is fading By Kate Kelland, Health ...
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Millions at risk if AIDS focus fades, says expert (Reuters)
LONDON (Reuters) - Global attention is turning away from the AIDS epidemic at just the wrong time and means a fresh wave of the disease could infect millions of people in high-risk countries, a leading expert said Friday.
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Herald Scotland (EveningTimes Online)
Liz thanks event organisers, tennis coach Andrew MacCallum, left, and Danny Curtis. Picture: Martin Shields A fundraising event in Milngavie tomorrow night will aid a special cause in one of the world’s poorest countries.
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UNICEF Launches USD 1.2 Billion Appeal For Emergency Assistance (Medical News Today)
As global attention focuses on efforts to provide life-saving support to the people of Haiti, UNICEF released its Humanitarian Action Report (HAR) 2010. This annual report spotlights the most severe crises impacting children and women around the world and includes an appeal for additional assistance. This year's report highlights the situation of children and women in 28 countries and ...
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Meeting our Gleneagles commitments (DFID)
“Overcoming poverty is not a gesture of charity. It is an act of justice. It is the protection of a fundamental human right, the right to dignity and a decent life. While poverty persists, there is no true freedom. The steps that are needed are clear.”
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Haiti questions Americans over "kidnapping" (Reuters via Yahoo! UK & Ireland News)
Haitian authorities questioned a group of 10 American missionaries on Monday who are accused of illegally trying to take children out of the quake-shattered Caribbean country.
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The Development Research Institute, Frontiers Of Knowledge Award In Development Cooperation (Medical News Today)
This U.S. institute, founded in 2003, is devoted to research on the economic development and growth of poor countries and to advising aid agencies how to improve their performance. The DRI has brought a fresh approach to aid and development research, helping ensure that the economic aid rich countries provide to the developing world is better utilized. Its results question certain mainstream ...
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